Jackie Robinson through the years

A look at multiple-sport athlete Jackie Robinson from his playing days at Muir High in Pasadena, to his glory days at UCLA to the breaking of the color barrier in Major League Baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Jackie Robinson

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John Rooney / Associated Press
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September 28, 1955
)

Jackie Robinson safely steals home under the tag of Yankees catcher Yogi Berra in the eighth inning of the 1955 World Series opener at Yankee Stadium. The Dodgers would win the championship in seven games, the first in franchise history and only title for Brooklyn.